Walmart 9mm Hollow Point

This is a discussion on Walmart 9mm Hollow Point within the Defensive Ammunition & Ballistics forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I picked up several boxes of Winchester 9mm Hollow Point 147 gr at Walmart at $17.97 per box of 50. The are USA9JHP2.
How do ...

Walmart 9mm Hollow Point

I picked up several boxes of Winchester 9mm Hollow Point 147 gr at Walmart at $17.97 per box of 50. The are USA9JHP2.

How do they compare as HD ammo? At 990 fps and 320 ft-lbs they're obviously not up there with the Federal 124 gr Hydra-Shok +P+ I have (1170 fps / 375 ft-lbs), but those are twice as expensive ($35 per box).

I'm more interested in real world HD use, not water jugs or bare gelatin blocks. Shooting through windshields isn't likely, but good expansion after going through heavy winter clothing could matter.

What I carry is the best I can get, but for depth getting twice as many boxes seems a good idea.

147 grain 9x19mm JHP ammunition doesn't have the best track record, but provided you do your part it is probably an OK choice. 990 fps, if it actually makes that out of your gun, may or may not be enough to expand a traditional JHP. The best 147 grain 9x19 loads use premium bullets like the Gold Dot, SXT, etc.

It has been my experience that Wal-Mart carries the cheapest, not necessarily the best, of any given product, including ammunition. YMMV.

It is what it is. Historically the issue with the heavy 9mm hollow points has been inconsistant expansion due to the lower velocity. The 147grain rounds do much better out of longer barrels. If you have a 9mm carbine it is a perfect match.
Worst case scenario, it doesn't expand so you are hitting your target with a heavy FMJ. Still better than a pointy stick! Best case it performs exactly as designed and hoped for. It would not be my first choice for every day carry, but I could see having some on hand for the zombie apocolypse.

I say buy it, shoot it, and see for yourself how it performs. At $18 a box of 50, it might make some nice "back up" ammo if for some reason you ran out of your regular SD ammo.

Then again, it could be . When I was carrying a 9mm, all I ever used for duty and concealed carry in it was 124 grain hydrashocks. I don't have any experience with any other hollowpoints in that caliber.

Winchester RA9147HP 147 grain
Comments: These looked just like the 147gr whitebox winchester rounds you get at wally. I shot them anyways, and sure enough
they perform just like the WWB rounds, so they probably are.